WEBVTT BRET: BOTH OF THESE BILLS HAVEPASSED COMMITTEE BUT THERE ARESTILL MANY QUESTIONS ABOUT HOWTHEY WILL BE ENFORCED.>> I DO THINK WE ARE STARTINGTHE RIGHT DEBATE BY SAYING, DOFATHERS HAVE A PLACE?BRET REPRESENTATIVE JUSTIN: HUMPHREY SAYS HOUSE BILL 14-41ADDRESSES A FATHER'SRESPONSIBILITY TO HIS CHILD, ASIT PROHIBITS A PREGNANT MOTHERFROM GETTING AN ABORTION WITHOUTTHE FATHER'S CONSENT.IT ALSO SAYS A PATERNITY TESTWILL BE GIVEN IF THE FATHERDISPUTES RESPONSIBILITY.>> A DNA TEST CAN BE EXPENSIVE.WHO WILL PAY FOR THAT?>> EXACTLY.IT SHOULD BE MUTUALLY SHARED.BRET: HUMPHREY ADMITS THERE AREQUESTIONS ABOUT THE SAFETY OFTHE DNA TEST, AND HOW IT'S GOINGTO BE ENFORCED THROUGH THE COURTSYSTEM.THIS BILL PASSED ALONG WITHHOUSE BILL 15-49 WHICH PROHIBITDOCTORS FROM PERFORMINGABORTIONS DUE TO DIAGNOSIS OFDOWN SYNDROME OR GENETICABNORMALITY OF AN UNBORN CHILDHOUSE DEMOCRATS LIKE FORRESTBENNETT AND GEORGE YOUNG WERETHE ONLY TWO WHO VOTED NO ON THETWO BILLS.PLANNED PARENTHOOD CALLED THESEBILLS ANTI-WOMEN ANDIRRESPONSIBLE.>> WE ARE WASTING TAXPAYER MONEYON LEGISLATION THAT GOES NOWHEREAND WILL BE A CHALLENGE IN THELEGAL COURTS.BRET: REPRESENTATIVE HUMPHREYSAID THESE BILLS ARE ABOUTSTARTING A DIALOGUE.

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He said House Bill 1441 addresses a father's responsibility to his child as it prohibits a pregnant woman from getting an abortion without the father's consent. The bill also says a paternity test will be given if the father disputes responsibility.